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why not use the language? >> i think it offends a lot of people that immigrated to this country and stood in line. i think to call it amnesty is not it. i think it is probably a little bit more complicated. >> okay. >> i tried to talk my way out of it. >> i liked what you are trying to do there. some democrats want to make sure that health care exchanges, those are open to immigrants as well. that sounds like a pretty tough sell. do you think that is possible? >> well, i guess it depends on the details of the deal. i think when you step back and what is interesting business immigration reform is how much things have changed. the politics is kind of at the moment republicans are facing a demographic reality they can no longer ignore. there is clearly this momentum towards a deal. if you factor in health care and the potential for millions of more people being added to potential health care exchanges or whatever it might be, there is a cost after that. you have to balance that with the fact that the reality is w
why not use the language? >> i think it offends a lot of people that immigrated to this country and stood in line. i think to call it amnesty is not it. i think it is probably a little bit more complicated. >> okay. >> i tried to talk my way out of it. >> i liked what you are trying to do there. some democrats want to make sure that health care exchanges, those are open to immigrants as well. that sounds like a pretty tough sell. do you think that is possible? >>...
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of us aspire to be. you know, in america, we have the benefit of living in this big and diverse nation. we're home to 315 million people who come from every background, who worship every faith, who hold every single point of view. but what binds us together, what unites us is a single sacred word, citizen. it's a word that, as i said in my state of the union address, doesn't just describe our nationality, or our legal status, the fact that we hold a passport, it defines our way of life. it captures our belief in something bigger than ourselves. our willingen to accept certain obligations to one another and to embrace that we're in all of this, that to many we are one. it's one that was noticed about america when he came to visit, these folks participate. they get involved. they have a point of view. they don't just wait for somebody else to do something. they go out there and do it and join and become part of groups and mobilize and organize. that's who we are. that's in our dna. that's what it means to
of us aspire to be. you know, in america, we have the benefit of living in this big and diverse nation. we're home to 315 million people who come from every background, who worship every faith, who hold every single point of view. but what binds us together, what unites us is a single sacred word, citizen. it's a word that, as i said in my state of the union address, doesn't just describe our nationality, or our legal status, the fact that we hold a passport, it defines our way of life. it...
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when that happens, a lot of folks forget most of us used to be them. unless you're one of the first americans, a native american, you came from someplace else somebody brought you. >> joining me now is mayor greg stantonarizona. he flew to las vegas to be with the president during that speech. great to see you today. you heard the president loud and clear on his plan for immigration reform. it's almost word for what what he's been talking about for a long time. i want to remind everybody exactly how long. take a look. >> it is good to be back in las vegas. >> hello, el paso. well, it is wonderful, wonderful to be back. >> i'm here because most americans agree that it's time to fix the system that's been broken for way too long. >> everybody recognizes the system's broken. >> that's why we're here at the border today. >> where a broad consensus is emerging. >> there's a consensus around fixing what's broken. >> yes, they broke the rules. they crossed the border illegally. >> some crossed the border illegally. >> they've broken the rules. >> we have to b
when that happens, a lot of folks forget most of us used to be them. unless you're one of the first americans, a native american, you came from someplace else somebody brought you. >> joining me now is mayor greg stantonarizona. he flew to las vegas to be with the president during that speech. great to see you today. you heard the president loud and clear on his plan for immigration reform. it's almost word for what what he's been talking about for a long time. i want to remind everybody...
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it got us from 330 to 54. there are still underutilized schools that didn't get addressed this time around because of the concerns and the comments of our communities. so we listened. >> is there a chance you guys are going to shut down more schools? >> no. the mayor has said let's do this one time, have a five-year moratorium so every spring in chicago won't be school closing season, it will be focused on teaching and learning. >> jesse ruiz, vice president of the chicago board of education, thank you. we should note here i understand that president obama who is going to be speaking any moment now is actually your law school professor. >> he was my former law school professor as was elena kagan. >> dozens of sports figures are laying the groundwork for the possibility that an active nfl player may soon come out of the closet. at least 42 players signed a brief saying they support marriage equality. baltimore ravens linebacker brendan talked on the steps about a close teammate who is still in the shadows. >> s
it got us from 330 to 54. there are still underutilized schools that didn't get addressed this time around because of the concerns and the comments of our communities. so we listened. >> is there a chance you guys are going to shut down more schools? >> no. the mayor has said let's do this one time, have a five-year moratorium so every spring in chicago won't be school closing season, it will be focused on teaching and learning. >> jesse ruiz, vice president of the chicago...
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thanks for joining us. happy new year. >> so you are a democrat but you do support the idea of having more security in schools. why and what have you decided to do in your township? >> as mayor of my town i'm in charge of security. and i don't make federal policy. i don't make state policy. i'm not making a statement on the nra. we need to keep our 8,000 school children safe. with the unfortunate events that happened in newtown, connecticut the only way we could take immediate steps is put a police officer, a trained professional in our schools until we could realize what other security measures we could take in order to keep our children safe. >> the governor of your state disagrees with you. chris christie said a week ago, quote, you don't want to make this an armed camp for kids. how would you respond to that? >> i disagree with the governor. i think that our police officers are well trained. they're the ones we call when there is an emergency. we hope they get there quickly. until such time as we can ch
thanks for joining us. happy new year. >> so you are a democrat but you do support the idea of having more security in schools. why and what have you decided to do in your township? >> as mayor of my town i'm in charge of security. and i don't make federal policy. i don't make state policy. i'm not making a statement on the nra. we need to keep our 8,000 school children safe. with the unfortunate events that happened in newtown, connecticut the only way we could take immediate steps...
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us down back on shore. our perfect spot is calling. our perfect spot is pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem, that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce the risk of an afib-related stroke. there is limited data on how these drugs compare when warfarin is well managed. no routine blood monitoring means bob can spend his extra time however he likes. new zealand! xarelto®
us down back on shore. our perfect spot is calling. our perfect spot is pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not...
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thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having us. >> tell us about this model. how did you come up with the idea to not take health insurance and how does it work? >> you know, it was really born out of a need that we saw in the community. we do host a weekly health and wellness radio show and we would get countless calls each and every week from listeners who said i really want to take control of my health. i really want to be healthy. i really want to find a doctor. i don't have health insurance. what do i do? and so it was really at that point that my husband and i realized the void that was there and we wanted to create a viable option so that anyone could have access to quality, affordable health care regardless of their insurance status. >> so, robert, how do people pay? >> there is a payment system so they pay out of pocket. what we found is that by eliminating the third party so to speak, the insurance element, we're able to offer our services at a much discounted price as compared to practices who do take traditional insurance. >> so how do you afford t
thanks for being with us. >> thank you for having us. >> tell us about this model. how did you come up with the idea to not take health insurance and how does it work? >> you know, it was really born out of a need that we saw in the community. we do host a weekly health and wellness radio show and we would get countless calls each and every week from listeners who said i really want to take control of my health. i really want to be healthy. i really want to find a doctor. i...
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and now you want to blame us. that's not how it works. >> the secret is this whole thing was bit on conservative republican ideas in the first place that you all cut and ran from because this president is the one who promoted it. >> zero votes. zero republican votes because you didn't want to work with us. you didn't care about our ideas. and now you want to blame us. it doesn't work that way. >> that's just not how it happened. >> when we passed part "d" and that's a great success. >> guys, we've got to leave it there. mo from the dnc, sean from the rnc, this was fun. let's do it again. >> thanks for having us. >> thanks. >>> so the question of the day for you is about obama care, and can the white house fix the website and restore the president's credibility, weigh in on twitter and facebook. >>> then, the cheney sisters, the war on words it spills into social media. >> your position on same-sex marriage, your sister mary who is married to a woman. >> i love her family very much. his is just an issue in which we
and now you want to blame us. that's not how it works. >> the secret is this whole thing was bit on conservative republican ideas in the first place that you all cut and ran from because this president is the one who promoted it. >> zero votes. zero republican votes because you didn't want to work with us. you didn't care about our ideas. and now you want to blame us. it doesn't work that way. >> that's just not how it happened. >> when we passed part "d" and...
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less for us. more for you. >>> the obama administration is keeping the heat on the gun control issue. this afternoon, vice president biden will answer questions live in a facebook town hall about gun violence. meanwhile, more movement on the gun control issue outside of washington. colorado state house of representatives proofing four bills tightening gun laws yesterday. "the new york times" reporting today that lawmakers are increasingingly open to a ban on high capacity magazines. joining me is party a democrat from pennsylvania. you wrote a post for msnbc.com around the two-month mark around the newtown incident. you wrote the following. so as a strong advocate of the assault weapons ban, would you be happy if this congress was able to do something initially with universal background checks and also on high capacity magazines? >> thomas, i wouldn't be the perfect enemy to be good, but we need to do these approaches and we absolutely positively need to have universal background checks. cops like
less for us. more for you. >>> the obama administration is keeping the heat on the gun control issue. this afternoon, vice president biden will answer questions live in a facebook town hall about gun violence. meanwhile, more movement on the gun control issue outside of washington. colorado state house of representatives proofing four bills tightening gun laws yesterday. "the new york times" reporting today that lawmakers are increasingingly open to a ban on high capacity...
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use, thomas? illegal. so he intended to talk about illegal immigrants, illegal immigration. and we've seen a change in the rhetoric of how marco rubio is talking about immigration. marco has come to the table and really put his face forward. what he has done is he's the enforcer. he's the one in this gang of eight that said we can have a path to citizenship but we've got to keep beefing up the border and we have to look at the technology to track the people who are here. so he wants to make himself known as the tough cowboy in all of this. >> he's a latino republican with a bright future in politics for a long time to come. so we will be watching exactly what this group talks about this afternoon. again, we have pretty much the bullet points. victoria, thanks for your time. we want to talk to our power panel for today. this monday we have david druker, associate politics editor for roll call. msnbc political analyst, karen finny. columnist for the hill. republican strategist alice stork. i want to
use, thomas? illegal. so he intended to talk about illegal immigrants, illegal immigration. and we've seen a change in the rhetoric of how marco rubio is talking about immigration. marco has come to the table and really put his face forward. what he has done is he's the enforcer. he's the one in this gang of eight that said we can have a path to citizenship but we've got to keep beefing up the border and we have to look at the technology to track the people who are here. so he wants to make...
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find us on facebook. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still going to give me a heart attack. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. looking for a litter with natural ingredients that helps neutralize odors. discover tidy cats pure nature. uniquely formulated with cedar, pine, and corn. i'm maria, and i have diabetic nerve pain. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it was like pins and needles sticking in your toes and in your feet. it progressed from there to burning like i was walking on hot coals. at that point, i knew i had to do something. when i went to see my doctor, she chose lyrica. once i started taking the lyrica, the pain started subsiding. [ female announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsen
find us on facebook. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still going to give me a heart attack. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. looking for a litter with natural ingredients that helps neutralize odors. discover tidy cats pure nature. uniquely formulated with cedar, pine, and corn. i'm maria, and i have diabetic nerve pain. i felt like my feet were going to sleep. it was like pins and needles sticking in your...
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thanks for spending time with us. stay with us. i want to go on and tell you about what we're going to do next. a democratic member of congress is going to join us as the house prepares to vote on this budget. is there a way to make john boehner hold another vote on those important unemployment benefits? >> i can't explain it to anybody except to say, it's a values decision, and apparently there's not enough shared values on the subject of respect we should have for our workers. my customers can shop around-- see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. life could be hectic. as a working mom of two young boys angie's list saves me a lot of time. after reading all
thanks for spending time with us. stay with us. i want to go on and tell you about what we're going to do next. a democratic member of congress is going to join us as the house prepares to vote on this budget. is there a way to make john boehner hold another vote on those important unemployment benefits? >> i can't explain it to anybody except to say, it's a values decision, and apparently there's not enough shared values on the subject of respect we should have for our workers. my...
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john yang reporting for us, thank you. john, thg going to lead us to the big question today based on your story. for all of you out there, do you think that ariel castro's suicide has deprived his victims of justice? we are getting the statement in there calling this an act of cowardness he wasn't able to maintain longer than a month what he inflicted on his victims for years. weigh in on twitter and ourbook page. >>> we continue to follow developing news in arkansas this hour. we are awaiting live remarks from former president bill clinton, the unofficial secretary of explaining stuff, set to give obama care the type of backing only he can give it. with another part of that to kick in october 4th is when open enrollment begins, we will bring you that speech as it happens. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. ♪ [ male announc
john yang reporting for us, thank you. john, thg going to lead us to the big question today based on your story. for all of you out there, do you think that ariel castro's suicide has deprived his victims of justice? we are getting the statement in there calling this an act of cowardness he wasn't able to maintain longer than a month what he inflicted on his victims for years. weigh in on twitter and ourbook page. >>> we continue to follow developing news in arkansas this hour. we are...
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it reminds us all at a time when after a year the pain certainly for those of us who weren't directly involved, never for the families, never for the people of newtown, but the pain begins to fade a little bit and it's a useful way to recommit yourself and asking those questions around gun safety and the mental health care system. but the fact is in schools around this country, i visited a lot of schools, in fact principals and others have taken measures to reduce the probability of an event like this. of course the state of connecticut, the state of new jersey tightened up their gun safety regulations but representing as i do my people at the federal level an awful lot more we can do at the federal level starting with very basic common sensethings like background checks to make sure people who have a history of violence or mental problems don't buy weaponry. >> is there an appetite for gun reform on the national level. >> despite 90% support amongst the american public, the idea of universal background check died in the united states senate. this is a senate that got things like comp
it reminds us all at a time when after a year the pain certainly for those of us who weren't directly involved, never for the families, never for the people of newtown, but the pain begins to fade a little bit and it's a useful way to recommit yourself and asking those questions around gun safety and the mental health care system. but the fact is in schools around this country, i visited a lot of schools, in fact principals and others have taken measures to reduce the probability of an event...
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this is amazing, how did you find us? i thought we might be related, so i had a fiber analysis done and sure enough, we're family. but you're not even shredded. you're...crunchy?! that happens sometimes. and you help keep people full with whole grain fiber? just like you guys. [ female announcer ] they're different, but the same. new frosted mini-wheats crunch. a tasty square packed with a crunch... [ crunch! ] ...of whole grain fiber that helps keep you full. it's a big breakfast... [ crunch! ] ...in new a little biscuit. smile! ohhh bring it in! ooohhhooh! >>> welcome back to msnbc. we're covering the breaking news this morning the an founsment that the president is going to hold his 37th solo press conference from the east room at the white house roughly at 11:30. this will be the final press conference of his first administration. he will come out to talk about the debt ceiling and take questions from reporters. i'm joined by msnbc's ed shultz and the reverend al sharpton. just want to remind everybody about the secon
this is amazing, how did you find us? i thought we might be related, so i had a fiber analysis done and sure enough, we're family. but you're not even shredded. you're...crunchy?! that happens sometimes. and you help keep people full with whole grain fiber? just like you guys. [ female announcer ] they're different, but the same. new frosted mini-wheats crunch. a tasty square packed with a crunch... [ crunch! ] ...of whole grain fiber that helps keep you full. it's a big breakfast... [ crunch!...
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stay with us. in the next hour, alex wagner special women in politics, nancy pelosi, former senator kay bailey hutchison and others join her. that's coming your way in just a few minutes. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health with kellogg's raisin bran®. we know we're not the center of your life, but we'll do our best to help you connect to what is. ryan, don't forget to send those thank you notes to nancy pelosi and patty murray. it's friday december 13th, and this is "now." speaker john boehner can breathe a sigh of relief at least for now. after the dust settled the ryan murray budget vote was overwhelmingly passed, 332-94 with 62 republicans voting against their leadership. of course, in boehner's strange wond
stay with us. in the next hour, alex wagner special women in politics, nancy pelosi, former senator kay bailey hutchison and others join her. that's coming your way in just a few minutes. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in...
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we've had rumors and used the word king pen. he was the guy who prescribed the drugs and may have administered them. we're talking about alex rodriguez, and ryan braun, a bigger name in terms of a player at the top of his game. alex rodriguez, all but done. >> what has sweetened the pot for boesch to spill? >> well, he has nowhere left to turn. he's broke. apparently bouncing from relatives house, one to another. he has no money. the feds are going to come after him at some point. he has nowhere left to turn. what the major league baseball has reportedly offered him is security and help with the feds. they will use their influence to keep the feds off his back. hopefully, keep him out of jail. that's all his goal is at this point. >> and a 100-game suspension for a-rod, braun, cabrera. these are suspensions that could you know, sideline them for a long time and for a-rod, people speculate this might make him totally toxic to comeback. >> believe me, the yankees have already explored ways to get rid of him. they owe more than $80
we've had rumors and used the word king pen. he was the guy who prescribed the drugs and may have administered them. we're talking about alex rodriguez, and ryan braun, a bigger name in terms of a player at the top of his game. alex rodriguez, all but done. >> what has sweetened the pot for boesch to spill? >> well, he has nowhere left to turn. he's broke. apparently bouncing from relatives house, one to another. he has no money. the feds are going to come after him at some point....
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are you worried -- >> they're using our members, and they're using the american people for their own goals. this is ridiculous. listen, if you're for more deficit reduction, you're for this agreement. >>> meantime, a live look at the senate floor. they've been talking all night and could be forced to stay round the clock until saturday. we'll explain why in a moment. and nbc capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell joins me now. so these look like certainly major cracks developing within the republican party that are playing out in front of all of us. so what are you hearing on the hill, and is there more to come as more people try to get on the record here between paul ryan and marco rubio? >> reporter: well, the time between now and when they cast a vote later in the day is critical for sort of the wind that will blow in one direction or another. now, some of these critics are predictably against what's in this package. and as paul ryan explained, there are questions about who's really accountable, and who is less accountable when it comes to having to get something done? so some
are you worried -- >> they're using our members, and they're using the american people for their own goals. this is ridiculous. listen, if you're for more deficit reduction, you're for this agreement. >>> meantime, a live look at the senate floor. they've been talking all night and could be forced to stay round the clock until saturday. we'll explain why in a moment. and nbc capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell joins me now. so these look like certainly major cracks...
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like us on facebook and tweet us at msnbcdisrupt. stick around. we have more ahead. [ male announcer ] erica had a rough day. there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate. ever. as in never ever. now about that parking ticket. [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee, ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ roars ] ♪ [ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ z. >>> thank you for joining us. be sure to tune in on saturday and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern when the disruption continues. that does it for me. don't go anywhere. because "the ed show" is coming up next. [ phil ] when you have joint pain and stiffness... accomplishing even little things can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriati
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before us. i want it clear to the american public that on behalf of the president, we're reaching out to all -- all parties on whatever side of this debate you fall. but the president is going to act. there are executives orders, there's executive action that can be taken. we haven't decided what that is yet. but we're compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and the rest of the cabinet members as well as legislative action that we believe is required. so i appreciate you very much being here. and with that, what i'd like to do is thank the press for coming on in and maybe we can get to work okay? >> mr. vice president -- >> vice president joe biden addressing reporters there as the gun task force gets to work, taking some of its first initial meetings, inviting those people that have suffered the loss of a loved one to gun violence to begin listening sessions to come up with recommendations for the president. right now, as it stands, the white house has a self-imposed deadline at
before us. i want it clear to the american public that on behalf of the president, we're reaching out to all -- all parties on whatever side of this debate you fall. but the president is going to act. there are executives orders, there's executive action that can be taken. we haven't decided what that is yet. but we're compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and the rest of the cabinet members as well as legislative action that we believe is required. so i appreciate you very...
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less for us. more for you. >>> it is a salacious murder trial, filled with shocking allegations, and today the prime suspect remains in the hot seat. in less than an hour, jodi arias, accused of brutally killing her ex-boyfriend goes back in the witness box, jurors all asking point-blank for her to explain her action the night of travis alexander's killing. >> did you ever take pictures of yourself after he hit you. >> no, i did not. >> how did you have time to get the gun down, if he was right behind you? >> i don't know if he was right behind me or not. i just had the sense that he was chasing after me. >> why did you put the camera in the washer? >> i don't have memory of that. i don't know why i would do that. >>> nbc's katy tur is covering the trial live and joins us from outside the courthouse. i think for a lot of people they may not understand how arizona works to allow the jurors to pose question through the judge to a wince like arias. >> reporter: it's only one of three states that does
less for us. more for you. >>> it is a salacious murder trial, filled with shocking allegations, and today the prime suspect remains in the hot seat. in less than an hour, jodi arias, accused of brutally killing her ex-boyfriend goes back in the witness box, jurors all asking point-blank for her to explain her action the night of travis alexander's killing. >> did you ever take pictures of yourself after he hit you. >> no, i did not. >> how did you have time to get...
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sorry it had to interrupt us. but one thing that was interesting when we talk about the sequester that's coming up. and the fact that the republicans are kind of pushing this off on to president obama and they disavow the fact that their republican dna is all over it because they as a majority voted for it. >> abosoluteabsolutely, they di. they expected mitt romney to win the election. he didn't. this president is now in office and they've got to really face down the consequences of signing on to that sequester. they've got to really come to the table, roll up their sleeves and do the really hard work of reforming taxes, they've got to do the really hard work of working on the debt ceiling, these other issues. they're trying to back away now and blame this on the president. i don't think it's going to work. >> and basically with john boehner saying they are not on board with anything the president has to do agenda wise. a minimum wage hike is basically d.o.a. >> that's probably right. i just don't think that a hik
sorry it had to interrupt us. but one thing that was interesting when we talk about the sequester that's coming up. and the fact that the republicans are kind of pushing this off on to president obama and they disavow the fact that their republican dna is all over it because they as a majority voted for it. >> abosoluteabsolutely, they di. they expected mitt romney to win the election. he didn't. this president is now in office and they've got to really face down the consequences of...
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geico doesn't use focus groups. uhh...excuse me. no one told me we were using focus groups. vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. [ sneezing ] she may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec®. powerful allergy relief for adults and kids six years and older. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> that video captures the terrifies moments, first explosion at the finish line of the boston marathon. fbi and boston police are actively asking the public for any pictures, any video taken at the scene of the marathon explosions. investigators remain on city streets this morning and likely for sometime to come now. law enforcement vowing to do all they can for the city of boston. >> our mission is clear, to bring to justice those responsible for the marathon bombing. the american public wants answers, the citizens of the city of boston and the commonwealth of massachusetts want and deserve answers. >> joining me now from washington, d.c., congressman patrick meehan and michael leiter, former director of the national counterterrorism center. congr
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i used to think of arizona as the mild, mild west. but you know, it's just a shame that even our local legislators, state legislators can't find the moral turp tud to do something important for the children and the population in arizona. >> tucson shooting survivor patricia maisch, thanks for making time for me, i appreciate it. >> thank you, thomas. >> coming up, the hell no caucus, no on immigration reform, no on new spending. republican congressman weighing in on the divisions in his own party. and a lottery winner poisoned to death with cyanide just before he was set to cash in his million dollar picture. >>> and the wedding crashers, a bride and groom and hot air balloon. wait until you see this, the fairytale ending taking everybody by surprise. did you know that as we age our need for protein increases, yet many of us don't meet our daily protein needs? that's why there's boost® high protein nutritional drink. each delicious serving provides fifteen grams of protein to help maintain muscle and help meet expert recommended dail
i used to think of arizona as the mild, mild west. but you know, it's just a shame that even our local legislators, state legislators can't find the moral turp tud to do something important for the children and the population in arizona. >> tucson shooting survivor patricia maisch, thanks for making time for me, i appreciate it. >> thank you, thomas. >> coming up, the hell no caucus, no on immigration reform, no on new spending. republican congressman weighing in on the...
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love holds us in the beginning. comforts us as we grow old. love is the reason you care. for all the things in your life... that make life worth living. ♪ ♪ sweet love of mine ♪ for sein a whole new way. for seeing what cash is coming in and going out... so you can understand every angle of your cash flow- last week, this month, and even next year. for seeing your business's cash flow like never before, introducing cash flow insight powered by pnc cfo. a suite of online tools that lets you turn insight into action. >>> amanda berry says, quote, thank you so much for everything you're doing and continue to do. i am so happy to be home with my family. gina dejesus says, quote, i'm so happy to be home. i want to thank everyone for all your prayers. i just want time now to be with my family. michelle knight says, thank you to everyone -- quote, thank you to everyone for your support and good wishes. i am healthy, happy, and safe and will reach out to family, friends and supporters in good time. >> the three women who were taken captive in cleveland have a spokesman now.
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make a prediction for us, if you can. what, if anything, is going to get done with the 113th congress at the helm. >> the congress will deal with the crises as they in up, but remember the crises are artificial crises and some of them are created specifically that could never get done by the people in the regular order. my only client has written about this in the book the shock doctrine and what's seen as a series of artificial crises when stealing from the middle class. >> again, going back to a prediction for what's going to be the first or even the second order of business. are we talking about immigration? are we talking about gun control? what might we be looking at here for the next six months? >> oh, i think we'll have to deal first with the sequester and a completely artificial contrivance completed by the republicans to cut medicare benefits and right after that, possibly right before that with tim geithner's private calculations. >> how real is the concern among congressional democrats that as you crawl from cr
make a prediction for us, if you can. what, if anything, is going to get done with the 113th congress at the helm. >> the congress will deal with the crises as they in up, but remember the crises are artificial crises and some of them are created specifically that could never get done by the people in the regular order. my only client has written about this in the book the shock doctrine and what's seen as a series of artificial crises when stealing from the middle class. >> again,...
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those are the top stories for us. joining me today is the editor and chief of think process, joan walsh and he is founder and publisher of political wire. it's great to have you all here. let's talk about what we have going forward with president obama because you have this highlighted on your website talking about the president is going to soon accelerate his efforts to nominate three people to the courts, the high courts. the important federal court a move that is certain to release fierce opposition. this is from the new york times. how effective is the president trying to be right now? is this to create the divide or a lasting imprint with the courts. >> well, what he is fortunate right now is that there's a change of discussion right now. there's a change of topic. he is going to new jersey to meet with governor christie but in washington at the same time he is exploiting what he sees as a weakness in the republican party. we saw senator john mccain and lee divided on whether to move forward on the budget. when i
those are the top stories for us. joining me today is the editor and chief of think process, joan walsh and he is founder and publisher of political wire. it's great to have you all here. let's talk about what we have going forward with president obama because you have this highlighted on your website talking about the president is going to soon accelerate his efforts to nominate three people to the courts, the high courts. the important federal court a move that is certain to release fierce...
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i know the president is not used to doing that. but he's not always going to get his way and neater will harry reid. >> harry reid has said he's been seeking to go to conference -- >> not on a single appropriations bill. he's talking about the budget which outlines the overall spending but specifically on appropriations, which is the issue here, harry reid hasn't passed a bill in four years. do your work, senate, and let's get this figured out. >> tim huelskamp, thanks for your time, sir. >>> earlier monday the president phoned top leaders including harry reid, mitch mcconnell, nancy pelosi and john boehner. last night on the house floor boehner did an impression of how it went. >> i didn't come here to shut down the government. how do we give a break to all the big businesses out there and yet stick our constituents with a bill that they don't want and a bill they can't afford? that's what this fight's all about. i talked to the president earlier tonight. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to do
i know the president is not used to doing that. but he's not always going to get his way and neater will harry reid. >> harry reid has said he's been seeking to go to conference -- >> not on a single appropriations bill. he's talking about the budget which outlines the overall spending but specifically on appropriations, which is the issue here, harry reid hasn't passed a bill in four years. do your work, senate, and let's get this figured out. >> tim huelskamp, thanks for...
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and it's up to us, all of us, to convince members of congress that it's in everyone's interest to act now. now, before i turn the floor over to the vice president, let me just say that there's no better person to be leading this effort in washington than vice president biden. when he was in the senate, he was a leader in getting the original background check bill through congress and in drafting the original assault weapons ban. and even though restrictions on military-style weapons will not be part of the bill that goes to the floor of the u.s. senate, he will get a vote by the full senate as an amendment to the bill. and everyone's going to have to stand up and say yea or nay. then the rest of us have to decide just how we feel about people and their stance. we will do everything to win support for it, and i know the white house will be doing everything they can too. we're going to continue giving the vice president all the support we can, and we thank him for his leadership and for coming here to stand with us today. mr. vice president. >> thank you, mr. mayor. let me begin by sayi
and it's up to us, all of us, to convince members of congress that it's in everyone's interest to act now. now, before i turn the floor over to the vice president, let me just say that there's no better person to be leading this effort in washington than vice president biden. when he was in the senate, he was a leader in getting the original background check bill through congress and in drafting the original assault weapons ban. and even though restrictions on military-style weapons will not be...
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i think there are many options available to us that we can use short of ground war and i think we ought to do that. >> you point out there are intermediate options. back to this letter. you call for the military strikes of the fuel depots for helicopter and military and infrastructure. in that letter, do you suggest what should come post bashard al assad? obviously, you want him gone. what happens to syria? who takes over? >> well, there are all bad choices in syria. there are no good choices? syria. i don't have a crystal ball but i can tell you of all the bad choices, the worse choice is to do nothing and to watch people being gassed and murdered and to watch this brutal dictator continue to murder his own people. i think the whole world is watching. i think it's time for action. and i think that we ought to, again, do it in conjunction with our allies. we could destroy his runways with cruise missiles and make it impossible for him to bomb and murder his own people. we could bomb his munitions depots and his fuel depots and make it impossible for him to wage war on his own people. i
i think there are many options available to us that we can use short of ground war and i think we ought to do that. >> you point out there are intermediate options. back to this letter. you call for the military strikes of the fuel depots for helicopter and military and infrastructure. in that letter, do you suggest what should come post bashard al assad? obviously, you want him gone. what happens to syria? who takes over? >> well, there are all bad choices in syria. there are no...
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it was a handgun that was used. and that's all that we're at liberty to say right now. >> what about calls in the past to the house, any toe mess particular issues there? >> we are not going to disclose information that would hinder our investigation. >> was it a neighbor who called 911? >> there was several people that called 911. we got calls from various locations. >> did any one report hearing actual gunshots besides -- >> what we heard was that there was shots that went out in the area. >> from people besides -- >> from other people. >> has anybody been taken into custody? >> no. not as of yet. of course we are hopeful that that would be in the close immediate future. >> do you have any perms of interest you're looking at? >> well, right now we're not ruling anyone or anything out. >> will you be releasing 911 tapes? >> not at this point. >> gang activity in the area? >> listen, understand this. there is no clear motive right now. i don't care what you've heard in the past or from any one else, right now we're
it was a handgun that was used. and that's all that we're at liberty to say right now. >> what about calls in the past to the house, any toe mess particular issues there? >> we are not going to disclose information that would hinder our investigation. >> was it a neighbor who called 911? >> there was several people that called 911. we got calls from various locations. >> did any one report hearing actual gunshots besides -- >> what we heard was that there was...
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>> well, it used to be somewhere. it used to be the law. the congress has never been completely ignorant of the fact that responsible people have to show that they're responsible if they're going to have a firearm. what has happened over the years before these massacres and before kids were able to get guns is that they already pulled their teeth out of the alcohol, firearm and tobacco agency. we've got 300 million guns in the united states of america, but we only have 2500 agentses. so we know that while we need a national and international concern about changing the whole thing, what about going back to what we used to have before the national rifle association said the little we did have was too much for them to digest? the fact that they prohibited from using electronic records and they prohibited from centralizing offenses and they prohibited from reporting and investigating suspicious gun holders and really what they've done is they've demoralized the aft. so this is not something to stop these things when we have massacres. this says
>> well, it used to be somewhere. it used to be the law. the congress has never been completely ignorant of the fact that responsible people have to show that they're responsible if they're going to have a firearm. what has happened over the years before these massacres and before kids were able to get guns is that they already pulled their teeth out of the alcohol, firearm and tobacco agency. we've got 300 million guns in the united states of america, but we only have 2500 agentses. so...
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he joins us now. let's talk about what came up, and how heavily was the 1967 case, loving versus virginia, referenced? >> reporter: let me begin at the beginning. i obviously haven't heard any of what you said before. i just got out of the argument. let me give you what i think the bottom line is. number one, it's quite obvious the u.s. supreme court is not prepared to issue any kind of sweeping ruling about gay rights. no member of the court seemed to be very interested in that. secondly, the supreme court, both liberals and conservatives, seems to be worried about writing a decision that will apply to any state outside california. now, the proponents for the four gay couples that brought this case are really urging the supreme court to say that marriage is such a fundamental right that no state can constitutionally deny same-sex couples the right to marry. there seems to be very little eagerness for any members of the court to embrace that broad of a ruling. so then you go to the fallback, which is
he joins us now. let's talk about what came up, and how heavily was the 1967 case, loving versus virginia, referenced? >> reporter: let me begin at the beginning. i obviously haven't heard any of what you said before. i just got out of the argument. let me give you what i think the bottom line is. number one, it's quite obvious the u.s. supreme court is not prepared to issue any kind of sweeping ruling about gay rights. no member of the court seemed to be very interested in that....
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our girls got us thinking, but the break-in got us calling. and after buying two of everything, it was nice to only need one security system -- adt. [ male announcer ] get adt installed for just $99. and ask about adt pulse, advanced home management here today. adt. always there. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a reality. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> and a good saturday afternoon to you. i'm craig melvin, you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. president obama is in florida today after an emotional speech about kids and guns in his hometown. coming up we'll talk to one top republican on capitol hill who says an assault weapons ban will not keep people safe. >>> plus --
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he's using you. he probably has a citi thankyou card and gets 2x the points at restaurants huh the citi thankyou preferred card. now earn 2x the points on entertainment, with no annual fee. go to citi.com/thankyoucards diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of president kennedy's assassination. make will use the day to reflect on the moment that think changed that trajectory. others will use it as a time to remember the life of our 35th president. author of jfk's last 100 days, the transformation of a man and emergence of a great president. thurston, good to see you. changes for spending time with us. what can you tell us about some of the turning points in jfk's last 100 days. what were they? >> main one for him as far as foreign affairs went was the senate ratifying the limited test b
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voices are being used? do they support this campaign? we're talking laura bush, colin powell, the president? >> these are thoughtful leaders from the president right through, they choose words carefully and take stands carefully. they weren't all there before but they all have spoken out and supported the freedom to marry and they're voices matter -- >> they like being used in the campaign? did they say have you reached out to them saying we're using your voices in this fashion? >> they are already on the record and there in public and we want the country to hear it and embrace the leadership. >> the "washington post" ruth marcus calls this obama's marriage equality test in a new op-ed she penned saying a president who speaks so eloquently cannot allow his administration to remain silent before the court where words are translated into reality. so should minority rights be put up to statewide vote for majorities to vote on marriage equality? the president basically said in the interview with robin roberts,
voices are being used? do they support this campaign? we're talking laura bush, colin powell, the president? >> these are thoughtful leaders from the president right through, they choose words carefully and take stands carefully. they weren't all there before but they all have spoken out and supported the freedom to marry and they're voices matter -- >> they like being used in the campaign? did they say have you reached out to them saying we're using your voices in this fashion?...
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individuals that work for us, that work with us. that are part of our parishes, part of our community. and many are even members of our family. and the only way that we can establish that we're talking about a cohesive america is to insure that they can come out of the shadows. >> joining us as part of our immigration coverage is maria theresa kumar that was an incredible piece, it certainly gives us a real idea as we think about as we go our daily lives, about who is really a part of our daily lives, our nbc news first street picked up on this survey by pew research that dispels the stereotype that all undocumented immigrants are latino or mexican, to be more exact. as we move forward in this debate over immigration reform, what do you see as the not so obvious dangers of perpetuating the stereotypes out there? >> well, i think one of the dangers is that if we don't have a path to legalization, thomas, we're basically going to have a group of second-class citizens within our borders. and we don't want that. the nbc poll that came o
individuals that work for us, that work with us. that are part of our parishes, part of our community. and many are even members of our family. and the only way that we can establish that we're talking about a cohesive america is to insure that they can come out of the shadows. >> joining us as part of our immigration coverage is maria theresa kumar that was an incredible piece, it certainly gives us a real idea as we think about as we go our daily lives, about who is really a part of our...
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where we have a regime that is using chemical weapons. we have to deal with this not only on just the united states, but the world. we have to deal, first, with the humanitarian issue. to not allow anyone, whether it's assad, whether it's al qaeda, whether it's iran, whether it's north korea, that will be able to use chemical weapons without any accountability whatsoever. that is a major issue. and we, as the united states, have resources that no other country has. but we can't a sheriff of the whole world either. we are now coalescing countries who are coming together that understand how serious this issue is as far as chemical weapons are concerned. >> listening there to congressman dutch ruppersberger of maryland and dianne feinstein. he said we can't be the slerve for t -- sheriff for the world. my interview with alan grayson people are telling me i owned him or he owned me, back and forth. ridiculous. this is a real crisis and whether we choose to be isolationist about it or not is not bringing back the killed in syria because of che
where we have a regime that is using chemical weapons. we have to deal with this not only on just the united states, but the world. we have to deal, first, with the humanitarian issue. to not allow anyone, whether it's assad, whether it's al qaeda, whether it's iran, whether it's north korea, that will be able to use chemical weapons without any accountability whatsoever. that is a major issue. and we, as the united states, have resources that no other country has. but we can't a sheriff of the...
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you can tweet us using #goanddo. we may feature them in an upcoming story. that's going to do it for me on a friday morning. thomas will be back here monday at 11:00 a.m. eastern. i'll be back tomorrow afternoon with more news starting at 2:00 eastern. >>> a quick programming note here for you as well. tonight at 8:00 eastern, the reverend al sharpton will be hosting "advancing the dream live from the apollo" it's a two-hour special featuring stevie wonder, magic johnson condoleezza rice and a look ahead to be done. all on msnbc tonight. now with alex wagner picks things up next. if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ ♪
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give us a view of the politics here. a lot of people were skeptical when this deal, of course, came out of the shutdown that we were setting up more deadlines that wouldn't work. as you know, as you just mentioned, the senate and the house don't have a great record here in the immediate past. what do you think accounts for the desire to get this done now, and have republicans backed off the idea of having a shutdown every couple months? >> well, i think it's exactly that. the gop got so burned in the last shutdown, and all of the economists and the ceos of corporations have been begging. a lot of their natural constituents, begging, don't do this again. don't do this again. and then, of course, defense, nasa, nih, transportation, whoever, is also begging, please don't put that sequester in. you are going to eviscerate our ability to provide for whatever our particular department provides. including the department of defense. >> exactly. well, and especially when you look at how arbitrary many of the cuts have been. senat
give us a view of the politics here. a lot of people were skeptical when this deal, of course, came out of the shutdown that we were setting up more deadlines that wouldn't work. as you know, as you just mentioned, the senate and the house don't have a great record here in the immediate past. what do you think accounts for the desire to get this done now, and have republicans backed off the idea of having a shutdown every couple months? >> well, i think it's exactly that. the gop got so...